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August 31, 2011  Stephen Malkmus and his band the Jicks recently held a contest soliciting an FCC-approved substitution for the phrase "blow job" in their song "Senator." The winner, Malkmus announced during an in-store gig at Los Angeles' Amoeba Records (watch!), is "corn dog," and Tuesday night the quartet played the censored version on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. …Read on

August 15, 2011  It's here, Stephen Malkmus' fifth album, Mirror Traffic, his first since last year's Pavement reunion and arguably his best solo effort yet, is now available to stream online a week before its August 23 release. …Read on

August 10, 2011  Astrid Swan is an up-and-coming Finnish singer and she likes Pavement. A LOT. So much, in fact, that she recorded covers of nine of the indie band's most popular songs for a new album called Hits (Pavement for Girls). The LP just landed on the web in advance of its August 17 release -- and it's totally awesome! …Read on

July 18, 2011  Now recovered from a busy 2010 touring the world with Pavement, Stephen Malkmus invited us into his Portland, Oregon, home, showing off musical paraphernalia like his favorite guitars, original tape reels from his recordings, sculptures by his wife, artist Jessica Jackson Hutchins, and a signed Captain Beefheart record, which he got in a trade with Pavement guitarist Scott Kannberg. …Read on

July 6, 2011  After reuniting his legendary '90s indie rock band Pavement last year for a lengthy tour, Stephen Malkmus will return as a solo force on August 23 with his fifth LP, Mirror Traffic. …Read on

June 8, 2011  The first track from Stephen Malkmus' fifth solo album, Mirror Traffic, produced by Beck, has dropped online before its August 23 release, and though the reunion tour from his '90s band Pavement is over, it sounds a little like he never stepped offstage.
"Senator," available below courtesy of Matador Records, is more playful and loose - and Pavement-y - than anything he's released as a solo act. …Read on

May 24, 2011  It's one of the eagerly awaited albums of 2011: Pavement's Stephen Malkmus' fifth solo release, produced by Beck. And now we have some essential details: The LP, called Mirror Traffic, will drop August 23 via Matador Records.Check out the cover art (right).
The new effort features Malkmus' longtime band the Jicks. However, it will be the last for drummer Janet Weiss. …Read on

January 26, 2011  The reunion of California indie act Pavement was one of 2010's biggest rock'n'roll stories, with the influential '90s band touring for the first time in a decade, nabbing headline slots at festivals, and even making a little cash. …Read on

January 18, 2011  On Food Network's popular reality show Ace of Cakes, goateed pastry chef Duff Goldman leads a hipsterrific crew of cake makers in the assembly of custom-designed, themed works of multi-layered art for high-paying clients. …Read on